NYT: Resort development in the Catskills

this article is about deal between New York State and an upstate entrepreneur to build a resort with two hotels, a golf course and 259 residences within 20 miles of two of New York City’s largest reservoirs. Article

in the article Eric A. Goldstein, a senior lawyer for the Natural Resources Defense Council, states, “In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have any construction on forested lands that drain into the nation’s largest unfiltered water supply,” he added. “This is not a perfect solution, but it’s a shot of adrenaline for watershed protection and smart growth.”

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.-Martin Luther King Jr.